diff --git a/zm.conf.in b/zm.conf.in
index 312c9aeae..d48dfce56 100644
--- a/zm.conf.in
+++ b/zm.conf.in
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ ZM_WEB_GROUP=@WEB_GROUP@
 ZM_DB_TYPE=@ZM_DB_TYPE@
 
 # ZoneMinder database hostname or ip address and optionally port or unix socket
-# Acceptable formats include hostname[:port], ip_address[:port], or localhost:unix_socket
+# Acceptable formats include hostname[:port], ip_address[:port], or
+# localhost:/path/to/unix_socket
 ZM_DB_HOST=@ZM_DB_HOST@
 
 # ZoneMinder database name